Quotes about Author

I knew I was as innocent of my birth as a queen of hers and that before my Heavenly Father I should not be punished for birth nor a queen rewarded for it.

their national muskets in a most explosive state of readiness, who stopped all comers and goers,

I labour under the same kind of astonishment to this day, having invariably observed that of all human weaknesses, the one to which our common nature is the least disposed to confess (I cannot imagine why) is the weakness of having gone to sleep in a coach.

My sorrow may bear involuntary witness against you at the judgement Throne; but my angry thoughts or my reproaches never will, I know!

Mrs. Southcott had recently attained her five-and-twentieth blessed birthday, of whom a prophetic private in the

shaggy wrapper, flapping hat, and muddy legs, was rather

attained her five-and-twentieth blessed birthday, of whom a prophetic private in the Life Guards had heralded the sublime appearance by announcing that

for ever. It was the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five. Spiritual revelations were conceded to England at that favoured period, as at this. Mrs. Southcott had recently

I am generally short and sweet—or short and sour, according as it may be and as opinions vary—

Death has no right to leave him standing, and to mow me down!

Concepts create idols; only wonder understands anything.

We make the Holy Scriptures the rule and measure of every tenet; we necessarily fix our eyes upon that, and approve that alone which may be made to harmonize with the intention of those writings.